Wood-based panels — Production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Wood-based panels — Production was 47,000 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood-based panels — Production in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 47,000 m3 for wood-based panels — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production in Costa Rica peaked at 111,730 m3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,100 m3, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 98th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood-based panels — Production in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,100 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 3,300 m3 | +200.0% |
| 1963 | 5,700 m3 | +72.7% |
| 1964 | 8,600 m3 | +50.9% |
| 1965 | 9,400 m3 | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 12,600 m3 | +34.0% |
| 1967 | 15,700 m3 | +24.6% |
| 1968 | 15,000 m3 | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 20,000 m3 | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 22,000 m3 | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 25,000 m3 | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 25,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 25,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 25,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 40,000 m3 | +60.0% |
| 1976 | 45,600 m3 | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 68,400 m3 | +50.0% |
| 1978 | 58,000 m3 | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 62,000 m3 | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 63,000 m3 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 49,000 m3 | -22.2% |
| 1982 | 44,000 m3 | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 34,000 m3 | -22.7% |
| 1984 | 40,000 m3 | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 40,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 44,000 m3 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 40,000 m3 | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 40,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 45,000 m3 | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 45,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 52,000 m3 | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 53,000 m3 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 53,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 53,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 53,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 53,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 53,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 53,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 44,000 m3 | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 44,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32,000 m3 | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 32,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25,200 m3 | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 45,000 m3 | +78.6% |
| 2015 | 111,730 m3 | +148.3% |
| 2016 | 84,450 m3 | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 84,000 m3 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 84,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47,000 m3 | -44.0% |
| 2020 | 47,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47,000 m3 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 47,000 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,400 m3, 1.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Production in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +200.0% | 1,100 m3 | 3,300 m3 |
| 2015 | +148.3% | 45,000 m3 | 111,730 m3 |
| 2014 | +78.6% | 25,200 m3 | 45,000 m3 |
| 1963 | +72.7% | 3,300 m3 | 5,700 m3 |
| 1975 | +60.0% | 25,000 m3 | 40,000 m3 |
| 1964 | +50.9% | 5,700 m3 | 8,600 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,156 m3 | 1,100 m3 | 20,000 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,600 m3 | 22,000 m3 | 68,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,400 m3 | 34,000 m3 | 63,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,300 m3 | 45,000 m3 | 53,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,000 m3 | 44,000 m3 | 44,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,938 m3 | 25,200 m3 | 111,730 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,000 m3 | 47,000 m3 | 47,000 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production in Costa Rica?
- Wood-based panels — production in Costa Rica was 47,000 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 111,730 m3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 m3 in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for wood-based panels — production?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en